Le Baladin Sodas

A Rube Goldberg photobooth, superhero art and craft-brewed ginger beer in this week's look at the web

Following in the footsteps of microbrewing in the U.S., small-scale Italian beer-making has recently been undergoing its own renaissance. Now Le Baladin, known for their seasonal, locally-sourced ingredients, are following in the footsteps of stateside brewers like Abita too with their new line of sodas, of which the ginger flavor is rumored to be a standout.

The Miner and A Major

A Rube Goldberg photobooth, superhero art and craft-brewed ginger beer in this week's look at the web

Three Brooklyn architects found an artful solution to joint living with their live-work loft in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The trio crafted five thoroughly insulated bedrooms inside the massive space, each outfitted with a desk, bed, and storage, naming it The Miner and A Major for the abstract faces the architects found in the facade.

Microchips

Paper-thin potato chips flavored with sea salt

With tricky terrain, Iceland has a difficult time growing bountiful produce. As we saw at the recent DesignMarch festival, the country’s creative community aims to change this with a wealth of new food products made from hearty crops like rhubarb or potatoes. A great example of Icelandic ingenuity, budding design studio Björg í Bú recently launched Microchips—a paper thin potato chip that is simply baked, …